I did my best, and after a while Mr.Pryor came in.
I asked him if any of his horses had been attacked with the trouble some of the neighbours were having, and told him what it was.

He had the grace to thank me.

He said he would tell Thomas not to tie his horse at the public hitching rack when he went to town, and once he got started, he was wild to talk with a man, and I'd no chance to say a word to the women.

He was interested in our colleges, state, and national laws, in land development, and everything that all live men are.

When a maid announced dinner I apologized for having stayed so long, and excused myself, because I had been so interested, but Mrs.
Pryor merely said: 'I'm waiting to be offered your arm.' "Well, you should have seen me drop my hat and step up.